“Anticipatory obedience” is a term coined Timothy Snyder, a historian of eastern and central Europe. In On Tyranny, Snyder wrote, “Don’t hand over the power you have before you have to… “
Nothing magic happens at midnight on January 1st. You’re the same person you were at 11:59.
So why does it feel different?
Thanks LitHub for reminding me of this beautiful and earnest TED (discussion? less than a talk) with Ethan Hawke about art and the creative process.
Here we are, more than three years into the return to office (RTO) debates. Some leaders are determined to bring their people back into the office, even in the face of employee defiance. (Google “RTO rebellion” for a sense of how this is going.)
A new op-ed by me for Crain’s went live today talking about how Meta’s Threads will reshape the social landscape.